The Diary
of Anne Ku

11 September 2000 Monday

SPIDER WEBS

Yesterday
I noticed the number of spider webs in my garden had grown in one week. Not only
that, the spiders themselves had gotten bigger.

As
usual when the sun is out, I sit outside soaking it up. To make space for myself,
I had to spin off the webs that were in my way. While selecting the unfortunate
ones, I noticed that spiders typically sit in the centre of their webs, waiting
for prey. The webs can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. They move quickly
and gently all over the web because it's their familiar territory.

Once
my nickname was spider girl, for I surfed the web and built intranets. The true
meaning of spinning the web came to me when I thought of my own web site. It's
time to cross reference different parts of my site. Hyperlinking internally strengthens
my web site. Hyperlinking externally ensures I'm reachable in the World Wide Web.